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the al muthanna task group and including 40 aslav light armoured vehicles and infantry — was later deployed to southern iraq in april 2005 as part of operation catalyst. the role of this force was to protect the japanese engineer contingent in the region and support the training of new iraqi army units. the amtg later became the overwatch battle group ( west ) ( obg ( w ) ), following the hand back of al muthanna province to iraqi control. force levels peaked at 1 @, @ 400 personnel in may 2007 including the obg ( w ) in southern iraq, the security detachment in baghdad and the australian army training